The fifth season of the Netflix political thriller picks up where it left off, as sitting President Frank Underwood and his vice presidential candidate and wife Claire Underwood will attempt to steal the Oval — again. This time, from their Republican rival, Will Conway (Joel Kinnaman). And this time, by governing with fear.

After telling the audience "we make the terror" in the season four finale when an American was beheaded by House of Cards' version of ISIS — ICO — on American television, the Democratic presidential candidate and his new running mate quickly begin voter manipulation to Machiavellian proportions in the new season's election.